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Glutamine
An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein. Glutamine is present in plant and animal proteins. It can be synthesized by the body and is therefore not essential to the diet. Glutamine serves as an important carrier of ammonia…
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Show more- Sarcoma One of a group of tumors usually arising from connective tissue. Most sarcomas are malignant. Many types are…
- Linkage The tendency for genes and other genetic markers to be inherited together because of their location near one…
- Assistant in dying See: Doula (the second meaning)
- Tendo calcaneus See: Achilles tendon
- Coronary bypass A bypass of a plaque within a coronary artery using part of a vein as a graft. See: Coronary artery bypass…
- Primordia See: Primordium
- Cyto- Colorblindness of the red-green type (also known as deuteranopia or deuteranomaly). The term "Daltonism" is…
- Moniliasis, oral Yeast infection of the mouth and throat caused by a fungus formerly called Monilia, now known as Candida…
- Guillain-Barre syndrome See: Guillain-Barré syndrome.
- Hormone, mineralocorticoid A group of hormones, the most important being aldosterone, that regulate the balance of water and…
- Outlet The exit or opening. The means by which something escapes.
- Parasitic worm A worm classified as a parasite. (A parasite is a disease-causing organism that lives on or in a human or…